tarot for self care

❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.

The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with The Enchanted Tarot and Dreamflow Lenormand

Earth – Three of Pentacles – Make sure you aren’t trying to deal with everything all on your own. Remember that just because others don’t do things the way that you do or it takes them longer to do it than it would you, doesn’t mean that it’s not helping… because you’re still not the one having to do those things.

Air – Queen of Pentacles – Combat your pessimistic thoughts and negative inner narratives by leaning into those things that help to nurture a greater sense of stability in your life.

Water – Five of Pentacles – Remember that an upheaval in your emotions and experiencing uncertainty (as you often do during subdrop) have a tendency to exacerbate your feelings of scarcity. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the scarcity in your life has increased, only that it feels like it has.

Fire – Four of Hearts (Cups) – Skipping your meditation is not helping you in any way, shape, or form. Give yourself the self-love that you need right now by working on stepping back into the practice.

Waning – Key and Moon – Although it’s often easy for you to say “I don’t know”, some people don’t take that well and try to bring you down in those moments. Rather than handing them the key to your emotions and how to influence them, allow your “I don’t know” to stand as a strength instead.

Waxing – Child and Man – There is maturity in looking back at what has worked and what hasn’t, and learning from those experiences so that you don’t repeat them.

Take Away – You’re flirting with subdrop at the moment, and that makes all the bad things feel a little worse. Keep in mind that these are emotion driven sensations, not a shift of reality. Give yourself the loving kindness you need to find stability during this struggle, and invite others to help you in keeping up with your responsibilities.

DECKS USED: ENCHANTED TAROT AND DREAMFLOW LENORMAND

📆 Transitioning from February to March

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Month End Check In Oracle Reading with the Witch Whispers Oracle

Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.

Oracle Power – You have lots of questions right now, and very few answers. Use your intuition and the tools that you disposal to help illuminate the path forward, so that you don’t feel like you’re wandering blind and alone in the dark.

The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.

Soul Whispers – Stop with the soft doubt that keeps you from listening more closely to your intuition. Hold your chin high and pay attention, instead of ducking your head to ignore the changes that are going on not just around you, but within you as well.

What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.

Invite Love – You’re seek to connect in a more tender, loving, and nurturing way with others. You are aware that this is outside your norm, but you’re seeking to develop a new norm that allows for love and connection with a greater sense of ease.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Moon Bathing – Too much alone time is not your friend right now, and will lead to a greater sense of uncertainty instead of the grounding stability you’re looking for. You need to do the activities that help you to be empowered within times of uncertainty, not exacerbate the issues you have during these times.

The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.

Cleansing – Fresh air and a good cleansing will do you and your environment good right now. Take time to assist the flow of air in its clearing out stagnant energies left, ignored and forgotten for too long.

The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.

Teatime – Remember that not everyone understands culture and traditions that are not their own. You can’t expect people to follow the paths that are well-known to you, when they have never been on them before.

Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.

Blossoming – Take time this month to remember your past awakenings. Not just the glowing success of finding the light, but also the struggles that got you there in the first place. After all, every daffodil must first breakthrough ice, brave the frost, and thrive within the frozen ground before it can grow tall and bloom.

A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.

Potential – Don’t lose sight of where potential lies. If you’re not paying attention to it, the opportunities that presents for you will pass you by. Remember that not everything has to be achieved against the grain. Sometimes you can just go with the flow.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

Green Witch – Spring is coming, and with it is the opportunity to get out in nature and connect with the green once more. Get your ass outside, and revel in the new life stirring in every moment of the month ahead.

Message from the Spirit World – Part of the cleansing that happens in the Spring is the potential for you to get out in nature and let it cleanse you within. It’s not all about housework all that sort of thing, but rather the fresh air that Spring offers to your spirit as well.

Message from the Mind’s World – There’s more to life than logic and strategy. Make sure that you are allowing your heart as well as your intuition to weigh in when you make decisions.

Message from the Physical World – Share those times that you would usually go alone with someone else, and allow them to see the benefits you reap from this time in nature. In turn, they will be more likely to help in pushing yourself to go when you are feeling otherwise uninspired to do so.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Western Hemlock Cones for Balance During Disruptions
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Ferruginous Quartz Crescent for Enhancing the Evolution of Self
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: WITCH WHISPERS ORACLE

Weeding Out the Toxicity

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The China Doll Tarot - Judgement Card and Love Affirmations

Today’s draw is the Judgement card, which is traditionally a representation of judgements, one’s inner calling and chosen life path, and looking back on one’s life to consider how they feel about the path they’ve taken and who they have become.

The Judgement card has then been combined with the “Forgiveness” card from the Love Affirmations deck, which says, “I release resentment and embrace forgiveness as the key to freedom.”

Carrying resentment with you is like carrying a toxic seed buried within your body. It is giving the person or thing that you resent room in your brain, your heart, your future, and your well-being.

Remember that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Thus, to truly purge someone or something from your life, it’s important to let go of the influence they have over your emotions.

This is where forgiveness comes in. It’s not about forgetting what happened or opening yourself up to letting it happen again. It’s about purging the toxicity that lingers within after these experiences so that it can’t hurt you anymore.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that as we move closer and closer to the end of our lives and the people that we want to become by the time we get there, part of the process is learning how to forgive and let go so that we’re not carrying these toxic moments with us any longer.

DECKS USED: THE CHINA DOLL TAROT AND LOVE AFFIRMATIONS

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 28th

Oracle Reading with the Mushroom Folk Oracle

What I want to carry forward

Unicorn Pinkgill – Authenticity and integrity.

“You are capable of everything that is presented or asked of you – this is why it is coming your way in the first place.” – Guidebook

It’s in connecting with who you truly are and what you want out of life and from yourself, that you find the strength to take on the obstacles along the way. Take care to bring authenticity and integrity with you in your journey, and you will always find the strength to keep going.

How to ensure this does not become a burden

Gnomes – Trust in others to help you along the way.

“Being grateful for all the little things in life is a magical way to improve any situation, which in turn attracts more abundance.” – Guidebook

Remember that you’re not alone and that those were keeping in your life will accept you for who you are rather than wanting you to change to be someone else.

Due to your introverted nature, sometimes you feel like they’re just too many people in your life, and those people feel like responsibilities weighing up upon you. In truth, these people are an abundance in your life that can help to carry you through and help lift part of the load of responsibility off of your shoulders… if you let them.

Other elements included in this reading:
Polar Bear Figurine for fostering Strength and Courage
Foraged Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: MUSHROOM FOLK ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 28th : Grab a spread of your choice you’re curious about… and give it a go!

Tarot Reading with the The China Doll Tarot and Culturae Animalis Playing Cards

I wear this armor
Nine of Hearts, Page of Pentacles top Ace of Swords, King of Clubs

Sometimes you take things slow not because that’s the speed they need to be taken, but rather because you’re worried if you don’t that you may forget something along the way that will be detrimental to your success in the end. This overly cautious behavior is a protection against “screwing up” something you want to complete perfectly.

To hide this longing
Two of Spades, The Lovers, Eight of Clubs

It’s taxing for to always be responsible for more than just yourself. That extra caution and slowness is often in order to ensure everyone is on board and you’re not forgetting anyone’s needs or wants along the way.

The secret longing you are hiding within this effort is that you want to be able to make the decisions that are best for you without the hesitation that comes with ensuring other people’s welfare as well.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Hoya Leaf for Inward Exploration
Foraged Wood Fern for Exorcising Negative Influences
Picture Jasper for Sense of Proportion and Grounding
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE CHINA DOLL TAROT AND CULTURAE ANIMALIS PLAYING CARDS
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

The End Is Not the End

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Ever After Spell Tarot - Eight of Wands and Because Art Heals deck

Today’s draw is the Eight of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of action, speed, alacrity, fast paced events or change, or having a target goal in your sights that you are charging towards.

The Eight of Wands has then been combined with Abbott Handerson Thayer’s Angel card from the Because Art Heals deck, which says, “Thayer’s Angel embodies calm strength & quiet divinity. Painted after personal loss, it reflects how love endures beyond form, an unseen presence that steadies us in grief.”

Sometimes letting go isn’t the answer. Instead, the answer is holding on to how we feel, even as we move on into something else.

Whether it’s the loss of a person, the loss of a job, the loss of an ability or a hobby… etc, just because it’s not ours any longer doesn’t mean we have to stop loving it. For example, maybe you loved to crochet but now arthritis makes it so you can’t anymore. Does that mean you have to no longer love the art of crocheting? No. It might mean you can’t do the creating yourself, but you can still appreciate the art and skill of others, and even share your knowledge with them.

The message in today’s cards is an encouragement to let the love you feel for the things that matter to you exist… even in those times when you have to let go in some way and move on. That love doesn’t have to be discarded, but can be allowed to linger for as long as you want or need it to.

DECKS USED: THE EVER AFTER SPELL TAROT AND BECAUSE ART HEALS DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 26th and 27th

Oracle Reading with the Tarot de Sade Oracle

What to look forward to as we begin to head towards spring.

Priest and Officer – More structure and discipline.

These two qualities work together to keep things not just moving in the right direction, but also stable and secure. Stable and secure are qualities that you very much enjoy, so welcome in the increased structure and discipline when it steps into your life, for it will help you keep that stable foundation that you enjoy so much if you’re willing to cooperate.

How to connect with the warmth to come during the lingering cold.

Ardent Desire – Indulge in what brings you pleasure.

Now is the time for indulging in a bit of hedonistic pursuits of the physical variety. Accept and wallow, enjoy to your heart’s content. There’s a bit of extra time to indulge right now, and you should do so while the opportunity is there for the taking.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT DE SADE (ORACLE)

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 27th : One thing I’m grateful I’ve learned

Tarot Reading with the Ever After Spell Tarot

Reading Summary – Connecting with your emotions (Ace of Cups) as you have been working on over the past few years, makes it easier to spot when somebody’s trying to fuck you over (Seven of Swords Rx), and take defensive steps when necessary (Nine of Wands).

Take Away – Over the past few years you’ve learned to listen to your emotions, not just your intuition, when interacting with others. Especially when allowing others to get close to you.

This added level of awareness allows you to better sense when something has gone awry, and when those trying to get close to you don’t have your best interests at heart. It’s an extra level of awareness you weren’t able to utilize before.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Black Tourmaline for Grounding and Protection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE EVER AFTER SPELL TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

Through Thick and Thin

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Lunisolar Tarot - Pokemon Tarot - The Hermit

Today’s draw is The Hermit card, which is traditionally a representation of solitude, self reflection and introspection, alone time, and inner guidance.

The Hermit was then joined by the “Fancy Handshakes” card from the Grateful AF deck, which says, “How can we make saying hello super special? Make a dance routine with our hands! Intricate handshakes are the embodiment of being extra. Also, how can you really call someone your best friend if you two don’t have your own handshake?”

Who is it that celebrates your return when you come back from times of solitude? By contrast, who are the ones that are unaffected and don’t seem to care one way or the other?

Your need for alone time, combined with an array of defense mechanisms you’re aware of but not yet able to break free from, means that you have a tendency to “disappear” for an unspecified amount of time now and then; usually without warning. This disappearance isn’t always physical. Sometimes, it means you’ve emotionally checked out and are just going through the motions, unable to engage in the ways you normally would.

During these times… who notices? Who cares enough to -see- you and see when things shift? Who of those that notice are happy when you return to them from these times of detachment?

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that -these- are the people in our lives that matter, and encourage us to acknowledge them and appreciate them for the love and care they provide in our lives. Not everyone ignores your ups and downs. Some care enough to be there and welcome you back, lift you up and let you know they care. Maybe take a few minutes to consider who in your life fills this role, and how you can better appreciate their presence in your life.

DECKS USED: THE LUNISOLAR TAROT AND GRATEFUL AF DECK

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 4 | Entry 15 – Career and Finances
Affirmation : “I am improving my relationship to money.“
Prompt : Fill in the blank: “When I look at my bank account, I feel ________.” Use the card you draw to guide you as you answer this and explore the reasoning behind your feelings.

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - The Love Tarot - The Star card

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

A wry sort of agreement, like irony but not quite.

What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?

The Star card is all about hope, and I feel like this card is pointing out to me how hope can only take you so far. It has its place, but so does action and practicality.

You can’t lean on hope to solve your problems… sometimes you have to do that yourself. It’s still okay for that hope to be there, though, even then.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

Hope does somehow manage to spring eternal (the star shining bright in the sky above) even as money flows out of my account like a spigot turned on high (the water flowing out of the vase).

There is also the fact that the figure is looking -away- from the water that is flowing out of the vase in her right hand (and her left, for that matter), which speaks to me of a lack of concern about where the money is going. Ignoring that the money is flowing out too quickly isn’t going to solve the problem. There’s a need to engage expressed here.

My prompt response and reflections.

The card here is presenting me with a situation where money is flowing out faster than it’s coming in, and instead of looking at why this is the case and what has changed to make this happen, there’s a desire to just ignore it and hope it will sort itself out.

The advice in this card is to not take that action or you will find your vases soon empty. Instead, pay attention and figure out what’s going on and how things have gone out of balance, then resolve the issues involved before they create more problems.

Other elements included in this reading:
Amber Resin D25 Die
Banded agate D6 Die

DECK USED: THE LOVE TAROT

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 26th : What helps me calm down

Tarot Reading with The Lunisolar Tarot - Pokemon Tarot

Reading Summary – The awareness that not everything is a competition (Queen of Wands Rx) for recognition (King of Swords Rx) or resources (Five of Pentacles Rx).

Take Away – You have a tendency to get worked up when you feel that you need to compete with others for your resources. It becomes a scarcity issue for you, which amps up your anxiety and adrenaline.

Remembering and acknowledging that you aren’t competing against others helps you to stay calm.

It’s in knowing that there’s no one else you need to beat out in order to come out on top that keeps you able to move at a steady pace instead of pushing too hard into your ambitions and efforts.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Dried Lavender Bundle for Calming and Comfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE LUNISOLAR TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

Emotional Subjectivity

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Today’s meditation was eight minutes of ten minute long #DailyCalm session from the @Calm app. (I got interrupted.)

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Maroon Tarot - Four of Cups

Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Four of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of dejection, refusal of assistance, contemplative moments, meditation, and feelings of apathy.

The Four of Cups is then joined by the “Abduction of Psyche” card from the Because Art Heals deck, which says, “Grief is the echo of love’s intensity. My grief is love enduring.”

You’re allowed to be sad. It’s okay if others can’t relate to your pain or experience; that doesn’t make it any less valid or any less yours.

Just as everyone grieves differently, so too do people process their emotions differently… and I’d venture to say even experience them differently.

I have an elderly friend that lost her husband of 40 years just a few years ago. She often comments on how it seems like other widows have “gotten over” their loss far easier than she is, and worries that bringing up her husband “too much” will be seen as annoying or uncomfortable. (In my opinion? It keeps his memory alive.)

Today’s cards are a reminder that we all experience our emotions differently, even when we share common ground with others. There’s no set time-limit on how long you love someone or how long you mourn their loss. We all have to take these things at our own pace… and that’s perfectly okay.

DECKS USED: MAROON TAROT AND BECAUSE ART HEALS

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 25th : What connection looks like for me

Tarot Reading with The Magical Realism Tarot

Reading Summary – New opportunities (Ace of Pentacles) to get to know others and integrate them into your life (Two of Pentacles) in healthy ways through mutual interests (The Lovers).

Take Away – At first glance, this looks very self serving. As if meeting others is simply opportunities to use them. That’s definitely true in some cases, especially in a work environment.

The Lovers card, though, turns this into an opportunity not to -use- others, but to find a good fit with others for companionship and mutual benefit.

That means that although you see connection as opportunity, it’s not just one-sided and you don’t expect it to be. Instead, you seek connections where both benefit equally in a balanced way.

Other elements included in this reading:
Deodar Cedar Cones for Fostering Clarity and Spiritual Connection
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Foraged Acorn for Protection during New Beginnings
Carved Rhyolite Leaf for Facilitating Calm Transitions
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: MAGICAL REALISM TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Philosophical Prompts for February 25th :

Tarot Reading with the Maroon Tarot

What is love? 

Nine of Wands and Wheel of Fortune – Love is knowing what it is you truly value, and the willingness to protect and defend it no matter what comes.

You can’t protect what you don’t acknowledge. Love requires acknowledgement first of all. In acknowledging it, you acknowledge its importance to you. This allows love to be more than an idea and become something solid and real. (as per these cards, of course)

Is love ever logical?

Four of Cups and Page of Cups – These cards indicate that love is an emotion, and like all of emotions, it’s not based in logic.

You can instill logic upon it to help better understand it, but it is an entity all its own independent of reason and logic.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Foraged Ponderosa Pine Cone for Resilience and Adaptability
Labradorite for a Focus on Mental and Emotional Healing
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: MAROON TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.